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LG orders dismissal of 2 Govt employees over terror links

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August 23, 2025

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday terminated the services of two government employees in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir over their alleged involvement in terror activities, officials said.

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LG orders dismissal of 2 Govt employees over terror links

The sacked employees were identified as Siyad Ahmad Khan, an Assistant Stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department, son of Mohd Afzal Khan, resident of Keran, District Kupwara, and Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a school teacher, son of Mohd Yousaf Rather, resident of Nowa Gabra, Karnah, Kupwara both in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Article 311 (2)(c) of the Constitution was invoked to terminate their services after investigations by security and intelligence agencies established their involvement, they said. Both of them are currently lodged in the Kupwara district jail.

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